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Jermaine Defoe’s backseat rendezvous

Plus: Eamonn Holmes sleeps on Fergie’s sofa, Katie Price scraps with beloved broadcasters, and the meth dealer doing pilates with Reece James… Join Jack and Zach for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Links from the pod: Tom Brady greeted by Wrexham fans: <a href="https://x.com/MenInBlazers/status/1835755990878175372" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/MenInBlazers/status/1835755990878175372</a> Unc’s Instagram Live bonk: <a href="https://x.com/AhmadAl18429902/status/1833925309009474003" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/AhmadAl18429902/status/1833925309009474003</a> Eamonn Holmes and Fergie painting: <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiUpjSlXwAIWT8c.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiUpjSlXwAIWT8c.jpg</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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